His one foot went over, and he was caught by surprise. Lucky for him, it was only one foot. He uses the one remaining not over the edge to push and blast himself forward into the side of the decline, reducing the fall by about ten feet. Tumbling down, he jumped up, using his strength to pull himself out of the pit. He'd half to be careful. Rubbing his shoulder, he sniffed once more, and began to walk, carefully, confident in his defenses. By now he had caught the scent again, and began maneuvering his way through the storm.